Skip to content Skip to navigation

Hojai woman, child rescued in Siliguri

By Nikhil Mundra |

Hojai: In yet another major achievement, the Hojai police have rescued a woman and her child  from the clutches of traffickers from a red light area in Siluguri.

According to additional SP Ajagwran Basumatary who spoke to media after the achievement, the woman and her child are being brought back safely.

According to Basumatary, a five member team headed by SI Anthony Rongpi managed to rescue her with the help of West Bengal police 15 days after a gang of three traffickers kidnapped her along with her 5 year son.


Acting of the suspension  after registering the case, police picked up one Farizuddin along with his wife from Murajhar area. During interrogation, the couple named Jariuddin from Karimganj whom the police arrested from Dimapur on April 15.

On receipt of the vital clue, the five member police team with help and cooperation from West Bengal raided my places in Siluguri for three days and finally they rescued the woman and her child.

Add new comment

Assamese Translator

Assam Times seeks English to Assamese translators!
Join our volunteer team.
Email editor@assamtimes.org.

Random Stories

Kaziranga to open from November 1

20 Oct 2012 - 4:13am | editor
The Kaziranga National Park would open from Nov 1 for the tourists. According to KNP authorities, maintenance of roads and other infrastructure are going on inside the park. He said that the tourist...

Nonaipara TE provides safe passage to wild elephants

11 Jun 2016 - 1:10pm | Jayanta Kumar Das
Management of Nonaipara tea garden under Goodricke Group situated near India-Bhutan border in Udalguri district has launched a new programme of attracting students and children to plant more and more...

Birth anniversary of Netaji celebrated

23 Jan 2015 - 5:32pm | Hamidul Gani
Along with rest of the state, the 118th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was also celebrated today in various parts of Goalpara district, remembering his contributions towards the...

Peaceful voting in Guwahati

24 Apr 2014 - 7:11am | AT News
Voting is underway in Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency with a peaceful note on Thursday. The turn out is expected to be huge in view of the rush of voters in front of the polling booths.Altogether19,...

Other Contents by Author

Plight of farmer's in Hojai district, acres of vegetables rotting

Hojai: The countrywide lockdown has hit hard the farmers in Mainapur, Laskharpathar, Bhimarali, Chikarigate, Amtola, Milikbasti, Daryabasti, Nayanpur, Kaki area in the district. Farm produce is now rotting away in the fields. The farmers are now in complete distress and dilemma amid lockdown, as markets are closed. "Around 300 families of Amtola Village,5 km away from the main town are solely dependant on cultivation, each day passing our tonnes of tomato, lemon, pepper, ladyfinger, bitter gourd, cabbage, cauliflower are spoiling, no facility the farmer's here received from administration to selloff the vegetables, however, we somehow managed to sale some of our...

Kuladhar Saika next President of Assam Sahitya Sabha

Former Director General of Police Kuladhar Saika elected as the  President of the State’s apex literary body. The result of which were announced at Hojai Girls College Cultural Complex by Election Commiittee through Press Meet on Thursday night. Saika got 269 votes, another person who were  in the fray Surya Hazarika 74, Prahlad  Chandra Tasa 88, Dr. Basant Kumar Goswami 46, Dr. Kabari Deka Hazarika 75, Dr.Jayshree Goswami Mahanta 69 and Pakhila Kalita 0. Notably, Saika retired from the post of DGP last Year. Now he has been elected at this prestigious post. People from all walks of life are pouring in greetings on his victory. Mrilani Devi elected as Vice-President...

Hojai Press Club celebrates National Press Day

Deputy Commissioner of Hojai District Tanmoy Pratim Borgohain graced as Chief Guest, Pradip Kumar Nath, Senior Journalist graced as   Chief Speaker, Maruf Alom, Business Manager, Ministry of Public Information and Broadcasting, Govt of India, Kamal Dutta, Secretary Hojai Sports Association, Pramod Ranjan Das, President, Bongo Sahitya Samellan, Anup Kumar Borthakur, Secretary,Hojai Zila Asam Sahitya Sabha, Rohit Agarwalla, Social Worker, Mukul Goswami, Senior Journalist, DFO Pulak Choudhury graced as guests. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Speaker Pradip Kumar Nath asserted Journalists covers the stories by working relentlessly day and night, they are with everyone whether...

Homen Borgohain speaks at Karunadhara's awareness meet

"No one in Sorrow should  be left alone", said Homen Borgohain, Noted Writer, while he graced as Chief Guest in an awareness programme organised by Karunadhara (an NGO) at J.K Kedia Smriti Bhawan in Hojai on Saturday. Borgohain said ,"Life is a precious blessing from almighty to help the needy ones  and use it in productive manner for the well being of others , addind  he exhorted everyone to help the underpriveledged ones  as per their capacity for  over all upliftment of the society." "Money  alone cann't buy happiness, but the works we do for the welfare of the down trodden ones will surely make us happy thereby make our life in true sense  a...

Believers Eastern Church Satgaon Mission Diocese Cleanliness Drive

In an effort to contribute in Prime Minister’s  Narendra Modi clarion call against single use plastic and to pay rich tribute to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. Believers Eastern Church Satgaon Mission Diocese, Lanka hit to the streets of Lanka town with an extensive cleanliness drive on Wednesday. The drive began from railway station culminated at main market with a special focus  against single-use plastic goods . “We have launched an extensive cleanliness campaign involving workers, Sister of Compassion, woman and Youths coming from different Parishes Under Satgaon Mission Diocese,” Diocese In charge, Rev Fr Thangho D  said. The...

Boy drowns

Body of 14 years old Sumit Baspor S/O Sambhu Baspor and resident of Harijan Colony rescued on Saturday Morning. As per information, Sumit got drowned in Dimru river in Hojai on Friday eevening, while he along with  three others  went for the immersion of the idol of Lord Ganesha. As soon as, Hojai Police got the information they reached the spot and immediately  SDRF team was called to rescue. Repordetly, Sumit was the student of class 6  in Skylark English Academy. A pall of gloom casted in the school and condolence meeting was held in school after that holiday was  declared on Saturday. After that the students of class 8, 9 and 10 visited the house of...

Teachers Day Celebrated with pomp and gaiety in Hojai

On the occasion of 58th National Teachers' Day, Hojai District Administration felicitated 27 teachers which includes retired as well as working  teachers of the district, who has immensely contributed in the  upliftment of education. The programme was organised at Swarn Jayanti Bhawan in Hojai on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest Dr. Amalendu Chakraborty, Vice - Chancellor, Rabindranath Tagore University enlightend everyone with the importance of Teacher in shaping a  Student's life. He said everyone should respect Teachers, how bigger a student may  be. Guest of Honour DC Tanmoy Pratim Borgohain said Teachers are the social engineer, without them...

CITU protest against Labour reforms

Hojai District Unit of Centre Indian Trade Union (CITU)  took out a rally on Thursday as a mark of their protest against the move of central government on Labour Law reforms. The rally after passing by main throughfares of the town  culminated at Circle office were the Hojai district CITU President GP Chakraborty  and General Secretary Jugeswar Das forwarded a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi through CO Mridusmita Bora. As per the memorandum the move of central government to curtail the 44 Labour Acts by introducing four code and labour laws is hasty decision.In the memorandum it has been stated, already two bills viz., Code on Wages Bill and the Occupational...

Twenty-year-old boy brutally murdered

In a sensational incident, one Ramanand Bora (20) was killed by his neighbour at Dakhin Bidyanagar in Hojai on Friday night. As per information, neighbour Deepak Rajkhowa repeatedly stabbed Ramanand with a sharp weapon. Reportedly, Deepak  originally  hails from Karbianglong's Taradupi and was the neighbour of the victim since last past six years. As soon as  Hojai Police got the information they reached the spot and   arrested the accused, who was creating violence after committing this heinous crime. The deceased body has been sent for autopsy. Further investigation is underway. Till now the reasons of assassination couldn't be ascertained. A...

Bharatiya Vidyarathi Sena' s huge victory in RTUSU Elections

In Rabindranath Tagore's University first Students Union election for the session 2019-20 held on Monday. Shiv Sena's students wing Bharatiya Vidyarathi Sena won 11 posts out of 13, on the other hand Bharatiya Janta Party's students wing  Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has to satisfy with 2 posts and National Students Union lost on all the four post in which their candidates stood. Abhijit Roy (ABVP)  was elected as President and Raju Engti (ABVP) as Boys Common Room Secretary. Abhishek Chouhan (BVS) as Vice-President, Titan Debnath (BVS) as General Secretary, Jainath Chauhan  (BVS) as Assistant General Secretary, Subrajit Debnath  (BVS) as Cultural Secretary,...